Convert existing VMware RDMs to VMDKs without downtime
One of the requested operations that seems to be popular at the moment is how to migrate existing RDMs to VMDKs, especially more so since Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.x now supports VMDKs . In this two part article we shall take a look on how to achieve this with the first part highlighting how to convert RDMs to VMDKs on a standalone VM with minimal downtime using Storage Foundation.Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA on VMware VMDK Deployment Guide
Storage Foundation Cluster File System (CFS) provides several advantages over a traditional file system when running in a VMware guest OS. The primary benefit is that multiple virtual servers (up to 64) using CFS can simultaneously access data residing on the same physical LUN or virtual disk.Do you believe your DR will work in a case of a disaster?
As a Disaster Recovery and High-Availability Consultant, I've participated in several disaster recovery exercises, for different customers in different industries, most of them large financial institutions, that are severely regulated here in Brazil and, I believe, all around the world.
Disaster Recovery Advisor VMware ESX Summary
Disaster Recovery Advisor (DRA) monitors and analyzes the high availability and disaster recovery environment and provides a portal for users to view and understand the HA/DR risks in their storage, servers, databases, clusters, and replication environments. Disaster Recovery Advisor enables enterprises to effectively manage business continuity implementations.
Application Note: Clustering configurations supported for VCS with vSphere
Are you setting up Veritas Cluster Server in VMware vSphere? Below is a technical guide to walk you through the process such as configuring Veritas Cluster Server clusters across ESX hosts and the compatibility of VCS with VMware HA. Contents include:VxDMP: A storage device manager
Typically any storage device is accessed using a specific protocol (IDE/SCSI) device driver. The device driver deals with mechanisms to access the device and sending commands to it using the transport mechanism provided by the underlying transport or host bus adapter driver(FC/iSCSI/FCoE).
Veritas Storage Foundation in a VMware ESX Environment: Linux and Solaris x64 platforms
Introduction This paper describes how to configure and use Veritas Storage Foundation in a VMware ESX environment. Because most features in Storage Foundation are supported in a VMware environment, this paper focuses on the features that work differently in a VMware environment and why certain features are not supported.
